Jun 9, 2011

Do you ever get this nagging thought on something and you have to get it out? Well, that's what just happend to me. Over the last few weeks I have been hearing the term "comparing apples to apples" a lot that my mind went after it; why we can only compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges and not apples to oranges; the result is the chart below...

Similarities

Differences

Grows in trees

Apples can grow in moderate climate but Oranges grow only in tropical places

Used for juice

Apple juice is transparent while Orange juice is cloudy. Apple is pressed to produce juice, orange is squeezed

Size is comparable

though weight may not be comparable for the same size fruits

Both have seeds

while the color, shape and texture of the seeds are different

Both have great taste mostly sweet when ripe and sour when raw

Apples can be eaten with the skin, but not the oranges

Both are used in cooking

Have distinct flavor

Both have comparable fibre content

But an orange has a lot more vitamin C packed in it (160%) than an apple (10%)

The internal 'architecture' of apple and orange is different in that apples have no sectioning, whereas oranges are sectioned into 'individually packaged' wedges.

Apple skin is smooth while orange skin is porous

An apple a day keeps the doctor away; so when the doctor is smart keep the apple away :) but not the same with Orange

You cannot upset an apple cart; but an orange cart who cares?

A for Apple, but not O for Orange but Ostritch

Yeah, I feel much better now... but have I passed on the nagging thoughts to you?! Oh no!

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comments:

You missed so many similarities. Both are fruits. I love both Apples and Oranges.

About differences, even no two oranges can be same :))) HAHA. All depends on the perspective.

Whenever someone says 'hey, you are comparing Apples with Oranges', I reply "Yes. For the time being I am doing so and at the next meeting, i will compare different kind of Oranges and then next I will compare two specific oranges...."